GB2189046B - Limited internally reflective light guide array - Google Patents

Limited internally reflective light guide array

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Publication number
GB2189046B
GB2189046B GB8707733A GB8707733A GB2189046B GB 2189046 B GB2189046 B GB 2189046B GB 8707733 A GB8707733 A GB 8707733A GB 8707733 A GB8707733 A GB 8707733A GB 2189046 B GB2189046 B GB 2189046B
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Prior art keywords
light guide
reflective light
internally reflective
guide array
limited internally
Prior art date
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Expired - Lifetime
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GB8707733A
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GB2189046A (en
GB8707733D0 (en
Inventor
Carolyn Frances Jones
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HP Inc
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Hewlett Packard Co
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/435—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of radiation to a printing material or impression-transfer material
    • B41J2/447—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of radiation to a printing material or impression-transfer material using arrays of radiation sources
    • B41J2/45—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of radiation to a printing material or impression-transfer material using arrays of radiation sources using light-emitting diode [LED] or laser arrays
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4249—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details comprising arrays of active devices and fibres
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B2006/0098—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings for scanning
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/10—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings of the optical waveguide type
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/43—Arrangements comprising a plurality of opto-electronic elements and associated optical interconnections

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Toxicology (AREA)
  • Optical Elements Other Than Lenses (AREA)
  • Light Guides In General And Applications Therefor (AREA)
  • Planar Illumination Modules (AREA)
  • Facsimile Heads (AREA)
GB8707733A 1986-04-08 1987-04-01 Limited internally reflective light guide array Expired - Lifetime GB2189046B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US06/849,609 US4759603A (en) 1986-04-08 1986-04-08 Array of limited internally reflective light guides

Publications (3)

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GB8707733D0 GB8707733D0 (en) 1987-05-07
GB2189046A GB2189046A (en) 1987-10-14
GB2189046B true GB2189046B (en) 1990-06-13

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GB8707733A Expired - Lifetime GB2189046B (en) 1986-04-08 1987-04-01 Limited internally reflective light guide array

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US (1) US4759603A (en)
JP (1) JP2783538B2 (en)
DE (1) DE3706448A1 (en)
FR (1) FR2596876A1 (en)
GB (1) GB2189046B (en)

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GB1118648A (en) * 1966-05-03 1968-07-03 Ferranti Ltd A method of producing an array of light pipes
US4157213A (en) * 1975-10-23 1979-06-05 Phillips Edward H Multifocal length lens
GB2112166A (en) * 1981-11-14 1983-07-13 Kei Mori Tubular light transmitting element

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DE3706448A1 (en) 1987-10-15
US4759603A (en) 1988-07-26
FR2596876A1 (en) 1987-10-09
JPS62237402A (en) 1987-10-17
JP2783538B2 (en) 1998-08-06
GB2189046A (en) 1987-10-14
GB8707733D0 (en) 1987-05-07

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